Corrective Action Programs around the Nation

Key Resources

EPA, states and territories work with facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes to investigate and clean up hazardous releases at their facilities in accordance with state and federal requirements. States and territories are authorized by EPA to lead Corrective Action Programs if EPA determines that a state’s program is equivalent to the federal program. EPA leads cleanups with federal cleanup orders or at the state’s request. Corrective actions are largely enforced through statutory authorities established by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

Click on the map below to find information about corrective actions in a region or state.

All EPA Region 1 states are currently authorized to implement their own Corrective Action Programs, with oversight and technical assistance from EPA. EPA is responsible for a number of corrective action sites, either through federal cleanup orders or at sites where a state has requested EPA's assistance.

As of the end of Fiscal Year 2015, EPA Region 1 had 296 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

EPA Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands

In EPA Region 2, only New York is authorized to implement its own Corrective Action Program. As of the end of Fiscal Year 2015, EPA Region 2 had 332 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

EPA Region 3: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia

Additional Resources

In EPA Region 3, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia are authorized to implement their own Corrective Action Programs, while EPA Region 3 implements the Corrective Action Programs for Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

The EPA Region 3 Corrective Action Program created specific Web pages for corrective action facilities in each of its states. Information such as site descriptions, cleanup statuses, environmental indicator reports, institutional and engineering controls (ICs/ECs), the statement of basis, maps by area, environmental covenants and site reuse information can be found on these pages.

As of the end of Fiscal Year 2015, EPA Region 3 had 579 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.

All of the states in EPA Region 4, with the exception of Mississippi are authorized to implement the Corrective Action Program. As of the end of Fiscal Year 2015, EPA Region 4 had 560 facilities listed on the 2020 Corrective Action Baseline.